aflendid

Welsh

Etymology

Can be analysed as either aflan (“unclean, dirty”) +‎ -did or af- +‎ glendid (“cleanness, purity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avˈlɛndɪd/

Noun

aflendid m (plural aflendidau)

1. moral or spiritual corruption, impurity, vileness

   Synonyms: anfoesoldeb, ffieidd-dra

2. ceremonial impurity, defilement
3. filth, squalor

   Synonym: budreddi

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aflendid	unchanged	unchanged	haflendid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aflendid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies